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Khaleda Zia Death Marks End Of An Era In Bangladesh

Khaleda Zia Death Marks End Of An Era In Bangladesh

December 30, 2025 3:59 am

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and one of the most influential figures in the country’s modern political history, has died after a long illness. She was 80.

Her party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, confirmed on Tuesday that Zia died following years of serious health complications, including advanced liver disease, diabetes, arthritis, and heart related conditions, according to her doctors.

Zia’s death closes a defining chapter in Bangladesh politics shaped by her decades long rivalry with Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister and leader of the Awami League. Together, the two women dominated the country’s political life for …

Brigitte Bardot Death Marks End Of An Era In Cinema

December 28, 2025 12:20 pm

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress whose barefoot dance in And God Created Woman made her a global symbol of screen sensuality and cultural rebellion, has died at the age of 91, her foundation said on Sunday. No cause of death was immediately given.

Bardot’s rise in the mid twentieth century reshaped how female desire and independence were portrayed in mainstream cinema, turning her into one of France’s most recognisable cultural figures and an enduring reference point in global pop culture.

Born in Paris on September twenty eight nineteen thirty four, Bardot grew up in an upper middle class family and …

REUTERS/Dharmendra Deol Death Mourned Across India

Dharmendra Deol Death Mourned Across India

November 24, 2025 8:04 am

Dharmendra Deol, one of India’s most celebrated screen stars and a defining face of Bollywood’s golden era, died at his home in Mumbai on Monday at the age of eighty-nine, according to local media reports. The veteran actor had reportedly been unwell for several weeks.

His passing marks the end of a career that reshaped mainstream Indian cinema across six decades. Known simply as Dharmendra to millions of fans, he appeared in more than three hundred films and became one of Bollywood’s most enduring action heroes.

News of his death drew immediate tributes from across India’s film industry and …

Vietnam Flooding Record Rainfall Leaves Nine Dead

Vietnam Flooding Record Rainfall Leaves Nine Dead

October 29, 2025 3:39 am

At least nine people lost their lives and five others remained missing after record rainfall caused widespread flooding across central Vietnam, government officials said on Wednesday. The hardest hit locations included Da Nang and the historic town of Hoi An, both major tourist draws.

The scale of the flooding has been significant for a region already familiar with severe weather. More than 103,000 homes were swamped in Hue and Hoi An, and emergency crews worked through the night to reach those trapped by rapidly rising waters.

In Hue, rainfall reached a national record with 1,085 millimetres falling in a …

Raila Odinga Dies: Former Kenyan Prime Minister Passes At 80

Raila Odinga Dies: Former Kenyan Prime Minister Passes At 80

October 15, 2025 7:01 am

Raila Odinga, one of Kenya’s most prominent political figures, has died at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in India, his family and hospital officials confirmed. He collapsed during a morning walk and was declared dead at Devamatha Hospital, following an apparent cardiac arrest. 

The former prime minister’s passing has sparked deep public mourning and a flood of tributes from across the different political divudes. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, once Odinga’s rival, said his death “left a silence that echoes across our nation.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Odinga as a “towering statesman and a cherished friend of …

‘World’s Dirtiest Man’ Passes On Few Months After First Bath

‘World’s Dirtiest Man’ Passes On Few Months After First Bath

October 26, 2022 3:53 am

A hermit from Iran nicknamed the ‘world’s dirtiest man’ for not taking a shower for more than half a century has finally died aged 94, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered. 

According to Irna news agency, ‘Amou Haji’, an endearing nickname for an elderly person, passed on Sunday in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars.

Haji, covered in soot and living in a cinder-block shack, was reported by local media not to have bathed with water or soap in more than 60 years. Villagers said he had experienced ’emotional setbacks in his youth’ that led …

40 Yr-Old Man Die In Septic Tank Mishap In Kano

40 Yr-Old Man Die In Septic Tank Mishap In Kano

April 28, 2022 11:35 pm

A 40-year-old man who has been identified as Mu’azu Garba on Thursday died in a soak-away – septic tank  at Jigirya, in Nassarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State after he was accidentally trapped.

This was made known in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Thursday in Kano which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York. He revealed that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon.

‘We received an emergency call at about 01:35 p.m. from one Abbas Abubakar, that a man had been trapped inside a soak-away.…

Sanda’s Death Sentence And The Sharia Justice That Gave It

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

The crime was committed in Abuja and tried in a federal high court.

All convicted capital offenders get an automatic appeal which can be continued up to the Supreme court.

If all appeals are exhausted, the execution can only be carried out by an executive order by a duly elected governor which the FCT does not have. The minister of FCT is not constitutionality empowered to grant pardons or a prerogative of mercy. So if the minister can not grant pardons, he can not sign warrants either.
Who then will sign her death warrant as constitutionally mandated for executions?

This …

Buhari Reacts To Death Of Sultan

January 12, 2020 2:31 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said of Oman as a great loss not only to his country, but also the entire humanity “because of his record as a peace maker and tireless mediator for peace in the troubled Middle East.”

Read Also: Ihedioha Vs Okorocha: Reaction Trails Sack Of LG Chairmen

 

Reacting to the death of the longest reigning ruler in the Middle East on Sunday in Abuja, Buhari said “the promotion of peace is one of the most important contributions we can make for humanity, and I am pleased that

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Kogi: How Gov. Yahaya Bello Reacted To Death Of PDP Chair

January 10, 2020 11:11 am
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has reacted to the death of Taiwo Kola-Ojo, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kogi West Chairman.

Bello, who mourned the death of Kola-Ojo, prayed God to grant the family, party members and the entire people of the state the fortitude to bear the loss.

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Onogwu, Bello said: ”It is with heavy hearts but with total submission to the will of God that I, on behalf of the government and People of Kogi received the sad demise of one of us, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ojo.

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Gov Ikpeazu Reacts To Death Of Abia LG Chairman

January 10, 2020 5:51 am
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed profound shock at the news of the sudden death of the Transition Committee Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area, Hon. Maurice Onyekachi Okoro.

THISDAY had reported that the Transition Committee Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia, Mr Onyekachi Okoro, is dead

He was also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area.

Okoro was said to have slumped at a private residence in Umuahia around 1pm on Thursday and died before he could get medical help.

The PDP Chairman Mr Anthony Nwankwo, confirmed the incident to newsmen

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Afghanistan Reacts To Death Of Citizens In Plane Crash

January 8, 2020 2:42 pm

Afghanistan has reacted to the death of 176 people after Ukrainian Boeing-737 crashed near an airport in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.

The crash happened at a time when Iran was threatening to go to war with the United States, US, over the killing of General Qasem Soleimani.

Read Also: France Reacts As Iran Attacks US Bases

Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that ten of its nationals were among the victims of the crashed Ukrainian passenger jet.

“We are saddened to learn that 10 Afghan nationals have lost their lives in a plane crash in Tehran this morning,” …

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